Inventors:
Stephen Cecil Grigory - San Antonio TX
Glen William Deel - Crockett TX
Jesse Abergo Villarreal - San Antonio TX
Rolf Glauser - San Antonio TX
Assignee:
Gas Research Institute - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B29C 6506, F16L 55175
Abstract:
A sealing system for repairing an aperture or notch of a damaged plastic pipe. The sealing system comprises a patch member and an attachment tool. The patch member includes a top side, a bottom side, and comprises, in part, a thermoplastic material. The attachment tool includes a housing, a power source associated with the housing, a base member, attachment members for attaching the base member to the patch member, and members which facilitate positioning to the power source relative to the housing. The invention further includes a method of repairing an aperture or notch of a damaged plastic pipe.